The Future of Work blogs and reports

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Work beyond furlough: prospects for a new social contract

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28 Jul 2020

Alan Lockey

Will the furlough scheme be able to provide a bridge beyond the pandemic to more stable economic conditions?
8 ideas for a new social contract for good work

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09 Jun 2020

Alan Lockey Fabian Wallace-Stephens

Alongside the moral urgency of the pandemic, the challenges of growing economic insecurity and labour market transforming technologies require a new social contract for work.
Low pay, lack of homeworking: why workers are suffering during lockdown

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19 Apr 2020

Fabian Wallace-Stephens Will Grimond

New RSA analysis finds that those least able to work from home are often the lowest paid.
Four futures of skills and learning in Scotland

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10 Mar 2020

Fabian Wallace-Stephens

What skills will workers need in the future? And how should educators, employers and policy makers respond to shifts in the labour market? We worked with Skills Development Scotland to explore these questions.
Covid-19 and the case for portable benefits

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06 Mar 2020

Fabian Wallace-Stephens

As the coronavirus spreads, trade unions are urging governments to ensure that all workers can access sick pay. But this epidemic has surfaced the need for a more radical reform of the benefits system.
How will the coronavirus affect the gig economy?

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04 Mar 2020

Will Grimond

An epidemic could have serious consequences for those in insecure work.
Is insecure work on the rise?

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21 Feb 2020

Fabian Wallace-Stephens

Most of the jobs growth in the last year has been driven by a surge in insecure forms of work. Is this just a blip, or a sign of things to come?
What does Brexit mean for work?

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17 Feb 2020

Alan Lockey Jack Layton

Now the UK has formally left the European Union, Alan Lockey and Jack Layton look at how Brexit will affect labour rights and good work policy.
What new jobs will emerge in the 2020s?

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08 Jan 2020

Fabian Wallace-Stephens

As we enter a new decade, what new jobs will emerge? And how can we support workers to transition into the jobs of the future?
Why politicians and practitioners need to work together on the future of work

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30 Dec 2019

Asheem Singh

What does the future of work hold for us as we enter a troubling and turbulent 2020? Mass automation and unemployment – or a brave new techno-utopia?